# Stakhanovite

> English word · Noun · IPA /stəˈkɑːnəvaɪt/

## Definitions
1. An extremely productive or hardworking worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic.

## Etymology
From Stakhanov + -ite, named after Russian coal miner Alexei Grigoryevich Stakhanov (Aleksei Grigor’evich Stakhanov) whose prodigious output was publicised by Stalin as part of a campaign in 1935.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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